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Street Address Catalina RdLompoc, California Street Address
Cell: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEOBJECTIVE A position utilizing my management and leadership experience in the operation of aircraft and space systems with opportunities for increasing levels of responsibility.SUMMARY Retired career active duty Air Force and retired career Space Force DoD Civilian with 44 combined years of experience in system development, test, exercise planning, modeling and performance data analysis; command and control, leadership, formally trained in the instruction of theory, application and operation of operations systems to military personnel; extensive unified and joint headquarters career expertise, intelligence agency and combatant component level operations experience; gathering and dissemination of National Command and Control level information enabling time-critical combatant commander and National Command Authority decisions for national and allied defense actions; operation and management of command and control, space-based and ground-based air and space warning and surveillance systems utilizing infrared, active and passive radar technologies, maintenance and operations command and control experience. Army Training and Doctrine Center (TRADOC) trained and certified instructor.Security Clearance investigation at the Tier-5 level, renewed in July 2024. Currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation (CE) for TS/SCI and previously held multiple SAP/SAR and other clearances.WORK HISTORYJun 23 Present: Certified Flight Instructor Instrument and Commercial Multi-Engine Pilot Above All Aviation, Santa Barbara, CAResponsible to the chief pilot and chief flight instructor for the safe and effective instruction of student clients in the operation and navigation of fleet aircraft. Check pilot performing evaluations and checks on learning of students at all levels of instruction from student pre-solo to certified flight instructor as presented by line instructors. Authors and maintains written standards by which phase checks are conducted in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standards and Airman Certification Standards. Based on observations, recommends retraining or advancement as appropriate. Conducts aircraft checkouts, flight reviews, instrument proficiency checks, and charter flights. Performs scenic flights for tourists to positively promote tourism for the California Central CoastJul 10 Jul 24: Missile Warning / Missile Defense Specialist, Space Forces Space, United States Space Force, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CAResponsible to the Commanding General and Director of Operations for the management of global military space and terrestrial systems providing missile warning, missile defense, intelligence collection, orbital object tracking and military communications systems valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Provides operations oversight to the national intelligence community for analysis of adversary space system capabilities development and the resulting advantages and disadvantages to U.S. and Allied partner capabilities. Anticipates, reports and monitors dangerous and irresponsible space activities by adversary nations and teams with peer subject matter experts to formulate solutions. Provides technical oversight and approval of developmental (DT&E) and operational test and evaluation (OT&E) activities and entry into and exit from testing and operational acceptance on behalf of the service and senior leadership as they affect space system acquisitions and upgrades in contribution to the globally robust Integrated Tactical Warning & Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) architecture. Ensures the free use of space by U.S. and allied coalition partner's military and commercial space interestsSep 09 Jul 10: Assistant Scuba Instructor, Underwater Connection, Colorado Springs, COResponsible to the owner and manager for the safe and accurate instruction of students in the skill of recreational scuba diving. Responsible to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), the assigned course instructor and students for providing the oversight of student safety and logistics during training activities, maintains student safety in the water by managing and monitoring activities and maintaining an accurate count of students at all times. Ensures students maintain depth and do not exceed-bottom time as outlined in-the established dive plan. Maintains student safety on the surface by monitoring equipment setup and student actions. Teaches snorkeling classes, scuba reviews and conducts PADI Discover Scuba Diving courses and PADI Bubblemaker parties for young divers. Spends extra time with students needing a little extra attention on skills development. Brings a fun element to dive classes and groups. Provides advice to customers seeking to make equipment purchases and seeking travel to dive destinationsApr 08 Sep 09: Business Development Assistant and Homeland Security Defense and Education Consortium Manager, Battelle Memorial Institute, Colorado Springs, COResponsible to the Battelle Western U.S. Regional Business Development Manager for the review of task order materials to create proposals in pursuit of tasks for Battelle within the Western U.S. Region. Responsible to the Task Lead for the Homeland Security Defense and Education Consortium (HSDEC) for the facilitation of the education consortium of over 400 members and organizations sponsored by United States Northern Command in the furtherance of Homeland Security through the exploitation of current agencies and laboratories for the advancement of Homeland Security technologiesFeb 07 Apr 08: BMDS Simulation Lead, Battelle Memorial Institute, Colorado Springs, COResponsible to the Missile Defense Agency Operational Test Agency (OTA-MDA) as the team lead for operational test and analysis of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) simulation capability. Provides guidance and oversight of the integration of multiple elements of the BMDS into a cohesive and credible capability of representing the current and future operational BMDS. Ensures compliance with OTA Data Elements and BMDS Tactics, Techniques and Procedures to meet test architecture and operations objectives. Also acts as a member of the BMDS Management Team for Performance Assessment, Collaborative Analysis and Assessment Forum responsible to the MDA lead engineer, Technical Interchange Meetings and Verification, Validation and Accreditation working groups to meet the objectives of BMDS Simulation testing in an objective and fair manner with results compiled into annual operational assessment reports provided to the U.S. Congress bienniallyJan 03 Feb 07: Data Analyst, Course Manager, Instructor, SY Coleman, Colorado Springs, COResponsible for Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) analysis of sensor performance in modeling and simulation; Evaluation of new software releases for the GMD Fire Control System; Training Program Development, Design and Conduct for the Limited Defensive Operations (LDO) Operator Courses for GMD, Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center Operator and Staff Planning Courses to complement the Ballistic Missile Defense System. Writes training program lesson plans and develops technical classroom presentations; TRADOC-certified in the development and application of training programs in training the Army how to utilize the GMD Fire Control system to successfully engage the ballistic missile threat in the midcourse phase. Provided Subject Matter Expertise to Army Strategic Space and Missile Defense Command for the development of Tactics, Techniques and Procedures and system effectiveness evaluation for the GMD element of the BMDSAug 02 Dec 02: Police Officer, Colorado Springs Police Department, Colorado Springs, COAug 00 Jul 02: Superintendent, Aerospace Fusion Center, Space Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, CO. Responsible to the Director, Aerospace Fusion Center. Provided operational and management experience in missile defense operations, space systems and operational training in the application of Enhanced Early Warning (E2W) and Multi-Source Fusion Engine (MSFE) systems utilizing multi-source live data feeds from the missile defense network. Instructed contractor personnel on the location, capabilities and limitations of existing space warning and surveillance sensors providing insight into fusion system design and testing. Worked to coordinate the acquisition of warning and assessment data feeds to meet testing objectives. Performed as test director during tests of sensor fusion capabilities utilizing live-fire missile launches/intercepts in National and Theater Missile Defense system testing for the Missile Defense AgencyAug 98 Aug 00: Senior Space Control and Warning Program Manager, Headquarters 14th Air Force, Space Operations Branch, Vandenberg AFB, CAResponsible to the Director of Operations, 14 AF, for management of all ITW/AA, Space Warning and Space Control sensor systems within Air Force Space Command. Coordinated on and recommended approval for all Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) and space warning and control category test plans. Graduate of Joint Air Command and Control Course to provide standardized battlefield command and control in a joint-service capacity. Member of NAF Commanders Battle Staff and SAP/SAR space control vault. Managed deployment and adjustments to Defense Support Program satellite constellation. Developed requirements documents and authored system concepts of operations for multiple space systems and missile defense elements. Managed the acquisition and operational employment of Mid-course Space Experiment (MSX) as Air Force Space Commands only dedicated space-based spacetrack sensor as the pre-cursor to the current SpaceBased Infrared System (SBIRS) mission payload and proof of concept for cold-space tracking of on-orbit objects. Managed ITW/AA and SBIRS issues between the SBIRS SPO, NORAD, U.S. Space Command and 21st Space Wing. Provided daily space warning and control situational awareness briefings to the Commander, 14 AF and his senior staff for exercise and real-world system status and anomaly resolutionJul 97 Aug 98: NCOIC, Standardizations and Evaluations, 14th Air Force Standardization and Evaluations, Vandenberg AFB, CAStan/Eval support for five Operations Groups responsible to 14 AF Commander to validate training programs, to administer evaluations programs for Operations Groups responsible for space operations, ITW/AA systems and space launch and to identify and address training shortfalls. Sole member of Stan/Eval assigned to SAP/SAR space control vault. Member of U.S. Space Commands Space Control Instruction Revision Working GroupJul 93 Jul 97: NCOIC, Current Operations, 73rd Space Group / 2 CACS, Falcon AFB, COCrew Chief and Space Surveillance Subject Matter Expert. Performed duties as the tasking node of the Deep Space Tracking System within the passive space control network. Acted as Chief, Current Operations in scheduling crew resources, procedure development and maintaining current checklists and operations manuals. Input to U.S. Space Command to standardize sensor tasking adopted in regulation. Trainer and Evaluator certifiedJan 93 Jul 93: Space Control Division Staff Support NCO, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Space Control Division (DOY), Peterson AFB, COResponsible to Director of Operations, Air Force Space Command, for requirements, testing, documentation and acquisition of new space control technologies and exploitation of existing passive surveillance system capabilities in a SAP/SAR environmentJan 90 Jan 93: Missile Warning Technician, Headquarters U.S. Space Command, Space Command Center (SPACC), Peterson AFB, COResponsible to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Space Command in a command and control management capacity. Performed command and control and event reporting for worldwide ITW/AA missile warning and space control networks. Acted as the CINCNORAD Space Command Center operations contact for air defense operations. Performed configuration management to ensure continuous worldwide sensor coverage. Performed missile warning actions by monitoring and operating Cheyenne Mountain ITW/AA systems and reporting event inputs from all U.S. and allied space and ground-based warning systems. Performed theater SCUD missile alerting during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm utilizing satellite and ground-based radar information. Instructor and Evaluator certifiedJan 89 Jan 90: Detection Radar Operator and Tracking Radar Console Operator, 13th Missile Warning Squadron, Clear AFS, AKPerformed Missile Warning actions by operating and monitoring ground station equipment linked directly to ITWAA network providing critical attack characterization for nuclear attacks on North America to national leaders. Utilized Tracking Radar to perform satellite and missile tracking. Instructor and Evaluator certifiedMay 86 Nov 88: NCOIC, Operations, 74th Tactical Control Squadron, Langley AFB, VAResponsible to unit Director of Operations for management of 12 Airmen/NCOs in the operation of the Forward Air Control Post (FACP) operations for air surveillance and air weapons operations, Senior Weapons Control Technician, Instructor and Evaluator. Responsible to the Senior Weapons Director for the direction of friendly fighter aircraft against unfriendly aircraft and ground positions by use of mobile Ground Control Intercept radar. Responsible to provide optimized operational radar performance in incidents of radar interference or intentional hostile jammingSep 83 Nov 85: Chief Mission Data Controller, 2nd Communications Squadron, Buckley ANGB, COPerformed Missile Warning actions by monitoring ground station equipment and reporting space and missile launch event inputs for space-based infrared (DSP) systems. Instructor and Evaluator certifiedMar 82 Sep 83: Air Weapons Technician, 81st Tactical Control Flight, Kadena AB, OkinawaResponsible to the Air Weapons Director for the direction of friendly fighter aircraft against unfriendly aircraft and ground positions by use of mobile Ground Control Intercept radar. Regularly supported Republic of Korea air defense operations by augmenting the staff and operations center crew during major international exercisesJun 81 - Mar 82: Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), 604th Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Red Cloud, Republic of KoreaResponsible to the Joint Forces Air and Land Component Commanders for the effective use of airpower in direct fire close air support operations while embedded with Army ground personnel on the Korean PeninsulaEDUCATIONB.S. Management, University of Phoenix 2008A.S. Air and Space Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2002TRAININGMilitary:BMDS Operations Support Center Watch Officer Training 2004Army TRADOC Total Army Instructor Training Course - 2004Army TRADOC Systems Approach to Training Basic Course - 2004Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy 2001Joint Aerospace Command and Control Course (JAC2C) - 2000Non-Commissioned Officer Academy - 1996Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Radar Operator Course - 1988Space Fundamentals Course - 1988Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership School - 1988Air Surveillance Officer Course (Electronic Counter-Counter Measures) - 1986Non-Commissioned Officer Preparatory Course - 1985DSP Satellite Engineer Contractor Course - 1984DSP System Operator Course - 1983Aerospace Control & Warning Systems Operator Course 1982USAF Tactical Air Control Party Initial Training Hurlburt Field, FL - 1981US Army Basic Airborne Course Ft Benning, GA - 1981USAF Downed Aviator Water Survival Course - Homestead AFB, FL - 1981USAF Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Training Course Fairchild AFB, WA 1981Aviation:Student Pilot 1977Private Pilot 1984Multi-Engine Rating (Private) 1985Instrument Rating 2014Commercial Single Engine 2021Commercial Multi-Engine 2021Certified Flight Instructor-Airplane 2022Advanced Ground Instructor 2022Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument Airplane 2023Instrument Ground Instructor 2023Remote Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Pilot 2023Pilot Endorsements:-High Performance Aircraft 1984-Complex Aircraft 1984-Tailwheel Aircraft 2014SALIENT SKILLSMilitary Vision, Doctrine, Leadership, System Testing and Operations, Modeling and Simulation, Systems Architecture, Mission Analysis, Operational Requirements, Tactics and Techniques and Procedures Development, Concepts of Operation, System Analysis, Integration and Testing, C4ISR Support, Information Operations, Space Education, Emerging Technologies, Support to The Warfighter and Quick Response.COMPUTER SKILLSHighly versed in the operation of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Web Browser and Outlook operations and various testing platforms.AWARDSMeritorious Service Medal (2 OLC)Joint Service Commendation MedalAir Force Commendation Medal (2 OLC)Air Force Achievement MedalNational Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star DeviceCold War Service MedalGlobal War on Terrorism MedalAir Force Good Conduct Medal (6 OLC)Air Force Space Command Operations Expert AwardAir Force Space Command Operations Skilled AwardFAA WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program
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